The road to the finish line is seldom straight…

…so just before we head there, here’s a short little detour, in case you were worried that there wouldn’t be more racing!

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Day 14: I really hoped I’d be faster than that!

I woke up to a light rain. No problem – it was the same light rain I had gone to sleep to, and I had found a pretty good spot, well sheltered under some trees. In fact as the sky got brighter and I started to see more of what was around me I realised I could have been much better sheltered by an abandoned building that must have been just outside my lights the night before, but no matter. I shook my bivy dry but didn’t worry too much about having some damp sleeping gear. After all, I was so close to the finish now that maybe I wouldn’t even need to use it again. Right?

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A few random excellent pics around CP1 by someone’s dad (I think)

Pic credits to S. Heiskanen

See how white my gear was at that point!

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